Hans Bauer is an Austrian screenwriter, author, and photographer, working in the United States, who is best known for his writing for the films Anaconda (1997) and Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (2004).[1] Bauer is also the co-author (with Catherine Masciola) of the children's adventure novel, Fishtale, and the author of Anaconda: The Writer's Cut.[2][3]
Bauer was born in Austria, and lives and works in Texas and Los Angeles.[4]
Bauer wrote the original screenplay for the film Anaconda,[5][6][7] which received mainly negative reviews from film critics.[8][9] Bauer was one of several writers who are credited with screenwriting the 2004 sequel, Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid,[10] which also failed to garner critical acclaim.[11]
The horror film, Komodo, based on Bauer's screenplay, was also panned by critics,[12] while his next film, Titan A. E., in which he was also an associate producer, received praise for its animated effects.[13][14]
Bauer is a photographer,[22] and his photo-based art has been the subject of several group and one-man shows in Los Angeles,[23] San Francisco,[24] Austin, and the Texas Hill Country.[25]